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Pharm 1301 Lesson 1.1 Word Building

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

aden/o

a)

gland

b)

bladder

c)

blood clot

d)

walk

2.

aer/o

a)

stomach

b)

air

c)

leaven

d)

urine

3.

ambul/o

a)

kidney

b)

bile

c)

walk

d)

milk

4.

adip/o

a)

cancer

b)

breast

c)

finger

d)

fat

5.

andr/o

a)

male

b)

female

c)

sugar

d)

vein

6.

cyst/o

a)

uterus

b)

abdomen

c)

bladder

d)

larynx

7.

arthr/o

a)

chemistry

b)

joint

c)

muscle

d)

liver

8.

carcin/o

a)

measure

b)

cancer

c)

tear

d)

disease

9.

hepat/o

a)

bladder

b)

liver

c)

skin

d)

tumor

10.

chol/o

a)

bile

b)

tumor

c)

sugar

d)

dry

11.

Acu

a)

cell

b)

eye

c)

abrupt

d)

air

12.

angi/o

a)

rectum

b)

tongue

c)

mind

d)

vessel

13.

lapar/o

a)

abdomen

b)

eye

c)

sugar

d)

stomach

14.

dactyl/o

a)

bones

b)

finger

c)

sight

d)

inside of cheek

15.

encephal/o

a)

incision

b)

dead

c)

water

d)

brain

16.

lachrym/o

a)

breathing

b)

cell

c)

urine

d)

tear

17.

laryng/o

a)

tongue

b)

larynx

c)

cheek

d)

lung

18.

my/o

a)

muscle

b)

tumor

c)

bile

d)

dry

19.

necr/o

a)

leaven

b)

crab

c)

moist

d)

dead

20.

nephr/o

a)

heart

b)

bladder

c)

kidney

d)

lung

21.

onc/o

a)

tumor

b)

disease

c)

cancer

d)

mind

22.

phleb/o

a)

poisonous

b)

route

c)

blood

d)

vein

23.

proct/o

a)

vagina

b)

rectum

c)

bad

d)

uterus

24.

ren/o

a)

gland

b)

bladder

c)

breathing

d)

kidney

25.

rhin/o

a)

ear

b)

tear

c)

nose

d)

larynx

26.

spir/o

a)

vein

b)

spine

c)

breathing

d)

air

27.

thromb/o

a)

blood clot

b)

tongue

c)

vessel

d)

abrupt

28.

vas/o

a)

fat

b)

vessel

c)

blood vessel

d)

vision

29.

xer/o

a)

blood

b)

dry

c)

white

d)

liver

30.

zym/o

a)

enzyme

b)

cancer

c)

leaven

d)

eye

31.

poli/o

a)

red

b)

purple

c)

grey

d)

white

32.

chlor/o

a)

green

b)

yellow

c)

red

d)

blue

33.

porphyr/o

a)

white

b)

black

c)

red-yellow

d)

purple

34.

a(n)-

a)

with

b)

without

c)

away

d)

against

35.

cirrh/o

a)

green

b)

blue

c)

red-yellow

d)

red

36.

xanth/o

a)

yellow

b)

white

c)

grey

d)

purple

37.

ab-

a)

toward

b)

away from

c)

self

d)

in

38.

ad-

a)

against

b)

new

c)

outside

d)

toward

39.

ambi-

a)

away

b)

with

c)

two

d)

both

40.

ana-

a)

before

b)

up, against, back

c)

with

d)

above, excessive

41.

brady-

a)

rapid

b)

slow

c)

abnormal

d)

within

42.

de-

a)

the

b)

opposite, from, away

c)

similar

d)

optional

43.

epi-

a)

epi pen

b)

upon, on top of

c)

under, below

d)

upon, below

44.

hyper-

a)

excited

b)

under, beneath

c)

over, above

d)

upon, on top of

45.

hypo-

a)

under, beneath

b)

over, above

c)

on top of

d)

hypoderm

46.

inter-

a)

between

b)

before

c)

among

d)

behind

47.

mal-

a)

bald

b)

bad, ill

c)

blade

d)

beld

48.

sub-

a)

Across

b)

Before

c)

Above

d)

Under

49.

post-

a)

after

b)

before

c)

while

d)

gram

50.

named for the person who discovered/described it first

a)

acronym

b)

eponym

c)

etymology

d)

terminology

51.

word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

a)

acronym

b)

eponym

c)

synonym

d)

root word

52.

definition of anatomy:

a)

identification of a disease

b)

how living organisms perform their vital functions

c)

the study of how diseases affect the body

d)

study of internal/ external structures and the relationship amongst the body parts

53.

how living organisms perform their vital functions

a)

disease

b)

anatomy

c)

kinesiology

d)

physiology

54.

defintion of acute:

a)

long duration

b)

permanent effect

c)

moderate duration

d)

short duration

55.

definition of chronic:

a)

identification of a disease

b)

objective evidence of a disease

c)

long duration

d)

short duration

56.

condition in which 1 or more body parts aren't functioning normally

a)

diagnosis

b)

syndrome

c)

sign

d)

disease

57.

set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific body process

a)

diagnosis

b)

prognosis

c)

syndrome

d)

sign

58.

subjective evidence of a disease

a)

symptom

b)

sign

c)

remission

d)

cure

59.

objective evidence of a disease

a)

cancer

b)

symptom

c)

sign

d)

side effect

60.

pain is an example of a _____ :

a)

sign

b)

cure

c)

symptom

d)

syndrome

61.

definition of diagnosis:

a)

a substance/procedure that ends a disease/condition

b)

identification of a disease

c)

temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease w/o achieving a cure

d)

prediction of a disease

62.

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

a)

diagnosis

b)

prediction

c)

prognosis

d)

terminology

63.

definition of remission:

a)

the return to drug use

b)

main parts of a word

c)

a substance/procedure that ends a disease/condition

d)

temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without achieving a cure

64.

definition of cure:

a)

subjective evidence of a disease

b)

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

c)

a substance/procedure that ends a disease/condition

d)

identification of a disease

65.

meta-

a)

rapid

b)

new

c)

half

d)

change

66.

para-

a)

bad, abnormal, or painful

b)

near, beside, or beyond

c)

above, excessive

d)

through, complete

67.

per-

a)

out, away

b)

well, good

c)

many

d)

through

68.

syn-

a)

before

b)

from, away from, down

c)

into, within

d)

together, within

69.

ultra-

a)

within, inside

b)

both

c)

upon, high

d)

beyond, excessive

70.

-algia

a)

record

b)

pertaining to

c)

pain

d)

disease

71.

-ar

a)

pertaining to

b)

breaking down

c)

attraction

d)

condition

72.

-clasis

a)

process

b)

inflammation

c)

specialist

d)

break

73.

-desis

a)

digestion

b)

inflammation

c)

binding

d)

turning

74.

-dipsia

a)

carbohydrate

b)

vomit

c)

thirst

d)

abnormal fear

75.

-ectomy

a)

surgical removal

b)

cut out, or remove

c)

attraction

d)

turning

76.

-emesis

a)

process

b)

alcohol

c)

vomit

d)

specialist

77.

-form

a)

disease

b)

abnormal reduction

c)

originating, producing

d)

resembling, like

78.

-genic

a)

originating, producing

b)

turning

c)

control, stoppage

d)

vision

79.

-gram

a)

tumor

b)

recording device

c)

process

d)

record

80.

-graph

a)

recording device

b)

enlargement

c)

record

d)

treatment

81.

-iasis

a)

breaking down

b)

process

c)

condition

d)

discharge, flow

82.

-iatry

a)

process

b)

treatment

c)

pertaining to

d)

specialist in the study of

83.

-ism

a)

vision

b)

attraction

c)

condition

d)

digestion

84.

-lysis

a)

breaking down

b)

abnormal reduction

c)

cut, incision

d)

break

85.

-ol

a)

above

b)

carbohydrate

c)

alcohol

d)

below

86.

-oma

a)

enlargement

b)

cancer

c)

specialist

d)

tumor

87.

-opia

a)

thirst

b)

process

c)

eye

d)

vision

88.

-ose

a)

control, stoppage

b)

condition

c)

carbohydrate

d)

alcohol

89.

-penia

a)

abnormal fear

b)

enlargement

c)

originating, producing

d)

abnormal reduction